The Peanuts Grand Piano Book - Hardcover

Charles M. Schulz

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9780762432363: The Peanuts Grand Piano Book

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762432365 ISBN 13: 9780762432363

Publisher: Running Press, 2008

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Future pianists will love mimicking Schroeder's play on a mock grand piano! Opening the top of the lid of the piano reveals an adorable storybook about Schroeder's and Snoopy's love for Beethoven, music appreciation, and Lucy! Sturdy board book pages will stand up to multiple readings (and performances) in this unique novelty book.

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About the Author:

Charles Monroe Schulz (1922 -2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known for his Peanuts comic strip. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Dena and Carl Schulz. His nickname "Sparky" was given by his uncle, after the horse Spark Plug in the Barney Google comic strip. He attended St. Paul's Richard Gordon Elementary School, where he skipped two half-grades. As a result, he was the youngest in his class when he attended St. Paul Central High years later, which may have been the reason why he was so shy and isolated as a young teenager. After his mother died in February, 1943, he was drafted into the army and sent to Camp Campbell in Kentucky. He was then shipped to Europe two years later to fight in World War II. After leaving the United States Army in 1945, he took a job as an art teacher at Art Instruction Inc., which he attended before he was drafted. First published by Robert Ripley in his Ripley's Believe It or Not!, then in a series of chronicles, The Saturday Evening Post, his first regular comic strip, Li'l Folks was published in 1947 by the St. Paul Pioneer Press. (It was in this strip that Charlie Brown first appeared, as well as a dog that looked much like Snoopy). In 1950 he approached the United Features Syndicate with his best strips from Li'l Folks, and Peanuts made its first appearance on October 2, 1950. This strip became one of the most popular comic strips of all time. He also had a short-lived sports-oriented comic strip called It's Only a Game (1957-1959), but abandoned that strip due to the demands of the success of Peanuts.

Synopsis:

Kids will love this unique board book, die-cut in the shape of Schroeder's piano!It is impossible to imagine Schroeder - one of Peanuts' best-loved characters - without thinking of his piano and his passionate devotion to playing, day and night. This addition to our series of Peanuts books uses a playful cut-out piano format to tell the story of Schroeder's love for music. Children are encouraged to try their own hand at playing piano on the black and white keys that run along the bottom of the book. The story is sure to inspire delight and creativity and offers original and engaging design.

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